July 9, 2009

Ozzie Guillen’s spy in Charlotte briefs him on Carlos Quentin

”I don’t see him being here pretty soon. Maybe after the All-Star break, that’s my opinion. Some players, when they go to play in the minors, they can’t wait to get out of there. But we aren’t going to make that mistake again. We have to make sure he’s ready to help us here. We try to do the best we can to get him off the field a little bit. He won’t come back here 100 percent. I talked to a couple of people down in the minor leagues. He’s not running full speed right now. I want him to test his foot before he comes here.”

About the spy. Is he a retired CIA guy?

”Oney told me, ‘I don’t think he can run right now, Dad. He can be honest. He knows what I need. He said he swings the bat well. Right now, he said he doesn’t see him pushing hard enough to be up here.”